Cotton Spore (move)

Cotton Spore わたほうし Cotton Spore

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Cotton Spore (Japanese: わたほうし Cotton Spore) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II to IV

Cotton Spore lowers the target's Speed stat by two stages, and has an accuracy of 85.

Generation V

The accuracy of Cotton Spore is increased to 100.

Description

Games Description Spores that cling to the target, sharply reducing the opponent's Speed. Sharply reduces the foe's Speed. RSE Spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing Speed. FRLG Cotton-like spores cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. Spores cling to the target, sharply reducing Speed. The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe, sharply reducing its Speed stat. The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the target, harshly reducing its Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	23			23			19				19	11	'
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	27			27			20				20	11	'
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	27			27			20				20	11	'
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	25			25			28				34			'
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	29			29			32				40			'
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	33			33			32				44			'
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass				41			49				49			'
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark				47			59				59			'
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass											17			'
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass											--			'
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass											18			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison
406		Budew	Grass	Poison
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Cacturne Cottonee
The user releases cottonlike spores that cling to the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Cacturne releases multiple fluffy, white cottonballs from its mouth that float around the opponent.
Harley's Cacturne	A Hurdle for Squirtle		Debut
	Cottonee jumps backwards and waves the leaves on the side of its body at the opponent. Four large, fluffy, white cottonballs then come out from its body and float around or stick to the opponent.
Multiple wild Cottonee	Cottonee in Love!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Jumpluff
The user releases cotton-like spores that cling to the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jumpluff holds its arms above its head and sprays the opponent with cotton-like spores from the cotton puffs on its hands and head. The cotton sticks to the opponent and makes them unable to see Jumpluff.
Eusine's Jumpluff	Great Girafarig		Debut
Orm's Jumpluff	Battling Place in the Space		None
	Cottonee faces the opponent and fires a large beam of cotton from its face at the opponent. When the beam is near the opponent, it explodes into smaller balls of cotton that float in the air around it.
Andy's Cottonee	VS Cottonee		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• No Pokémon introduced in Generation IV or Generation I can learn Cotton Spore by level up, and only Budew can learn it by other methods, in this case by breeding.
• Mareep and its evolved forms are the only non-Grass-type Pokémon able to learn Cotton Spore, most likely due to Mareep's cotton-like wool.
  • Due to this, Mareep's fully evolved form, Ampharos can learn Cotton Spore, despite not possessing any visible wool.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 棉孢子 Mián Bāozǐ Finnish Pumpuli-itiö French Spore Coton German Baumwollsaat Greek Βαμβακόσπορος Italian Cottonspora Korean 목화포자 Mokhwa Poja Brazilian Portuguese Esporos de algodão Serbian Spora od Vate Spanish Esporagodón

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